Interloping

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  • n. An act of intrusion or encroachment.
  • n. A term used to describe the act of illegal Indian Trade within the area that the Hudsons Bay Company held a trade monopoly over. This area included entire watershed of Hudson's Bay.
  • v. Present participle of interlope.
  • Word Usage
    "Undoubtedly, "said Mr. Touris, the Scots adventurer for fortune, set up as merchant-trader in London, making his fortune by" interloping "voyages to India, but now shareholder and part and lot of the East India Company --" undoubtedly the place has possibilities. ""
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    intervene    interpose    step in    interfere   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    intrude    intermeddle